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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey » Title 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters

Section 270-D:5 – Overloading.

    270-D:5 Overloading. – No vessel shall be operated while carrying passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying capacity, taking into consideration weather and other operating conditions. Source. 1990, 171:1, eff. June 26, 1990.

Section 270-D:6 – Inspections.

    270-D:6 Inspections. – All vessels afloat on public waters may be inspected by the commissioner or his duly authorized representative, to determine their seaworthiness and safety equipment at any time. No person shall allow any vessel which fails to pass such inspection to be used or operated on the waters of this state until […]

Section 270-D:7 – Riding on Gunwales, Bow and Transom.

    270-D:7 Riding on Gunwales, Bow and Transom. – No person shall operate a motorboat or ride as a passenger in a motorboat while sitting on either the starboard or port gunwales or the transom, and no person shall straddle the bow while the motorboat is in operation underway. Source. 1990, 171:1, eff. June 26, […]

Section 270-D:7-a – Shore Lights.

    270-D:7-a Shore Lights. – No person shall display, at any point on the shore visible from the water, any lights deemed by the division of state police, marine patrol bureau to resemble in color or configuration the required navigation lights of any vessel. Source. 2006, 283:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2019, 90:1, eff. June […]

Section 270-D:8 – Rulemaking.

    270-D:8 Rulemaking. – The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, regarding: I. Special permits to be issued under RSA 270-D:4. II. Inspection of vessels under RSA 270-D:6. Source. 1990, 171:1, eff. June 26, 1990.

Section 270-D:9 – Penalties.

    270-D:9 Penalties. – Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted under RSA 270-D:8 shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1990, 171:1, eff. June 26, 1990.